Distribution and size of benthic marine habitats in Dominica, Lesser Antilles

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 589-602

  Steine, Sascha Claus Christoff ^a   Willette, Demian Alexander ^a,b  

^a ITME Inc   (Dominica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic habitats; Coral reefs; Dominica; Habitat maps; Seagrasses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DOMINICA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DOMINICA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POACEAE; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77954038758     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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